This is a very different type of MMO from DDO, so a burnout from that game shouldn't be a problem. It doesn't feel like your typical MMO either, though it does fill a lot of the tropes anyway. It's not a WoW-clone.

It's not P2W at all. The things you can buy are pretty much only convenience items, such as things that give you a boost in crafting, a faster mount, and so on. All of these things can be obtained through regular play. The game is actually very generous in its F2P solution compared to many other games in that genre. There are currently no restrictions on race and class (with the exception of the 60-day Hero level exclusive Drow race) for example, so you don't have to pay to play the character you really want. We don't know what'll happen when they add more character classes though. You have access to all the game's content without paying anything and without any special grinding. Of course, your playstyle will have to adjust if you're going to buy a mount with gold instead of Astral Diamonds for example, but that's how it is.

There is a degree of pay-to-win. I've already accumulated a hockey-sock full of lock box's. Of course you need to spend real money to get the key for them. There is a chance of super rare's being in them. Including weapon; I was in game yesterday and one guy said he's opened over 10 of them so far. Then linked some very nice stuff from them into chat.Feels like pay to win when I hear that.

looks like there is a ton of people on today. Lag is pretty bad; I'd click on a merchant and it'd take about 30 seconds for the game to respond. same thing with selling items. leaving an inn took about a minute to register, and then it was rubberbanding time outside. logged off before I got to any mobs, figure I'll give them a bit to stabilize the servers.

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They're having some issues right now, but they're working on resolving them. They're posting updates as they happen in this thread.

I'm spending some time in the Foundry, working on my third quest, while this resolves. Turns out A Hidden Blade got featured again today and a patch was released that multiplied the maximum tips by 5, which I'm certainly noticing. I've probably earned more than 20k Astral Diamonds today on my Foundry content alone.

They're having some issues right now, but they're working on resolving them. They're posting updates as they happen in this thread.

I'm spending some time in the Foundry, working on my third quest, while this resolves. Turns out A Hidden Blade got featured again today and a patch was released that multiplied the maximum tips by 5, which I'm certainly noticing. I've probably earned more than 20k Astral Diamonds today on my Foundry content alone.

I don't know if you noticed, but I played your adventure, and it's certainly merited that you get the astral diamonds - well done!

They're having some issues right now, but they're working on resolving them. They're posting updates as they happen in this thread.

I'm spending some time in the Foundry, working on my third quest, while this resolves. Turns out A Hidden Blade got featured again today and a patch was released that multiplied the maximum tips by 5, which I'm certainly noticing. I've probably earned more than 20k Astral Diamonds today on my Foundry content alone.

I don't know if you noticed, but I played your adventure, and it's certainly merited that you get the astral diamonds - well done!

I noticed. Thanks! Just started working on the third quest in the campaign when the servers went down for maintenance. I've got a pretty clear idea of how it's going to work, and I can't wait to make it.

Ok, this queue is BS. It's bad enough getting one of the packs and still waiting (expected on the first day of real open beta) but it keeps going up instead of down which is the actual irritating part.

The Hero-level Founders get to move to the front of the queue, so that's probably what you're seeing. Don't worry though. This is launch day. If there's one day when you should expect to see a queue, it's today. This is the first time I've seen one yet.

Also, there's no queue for the Foundry if anyone wants to dabble with that. You need a level 15 character first though, unless you're a Hero-level Founder (or published a quest in the closed beta).

Just use the Foundry browser. However, here's a tip: The quests at the top of the list may not at all be the ones with the best reviews. The catalog prioritizes quests with a combination of a high rating and plenty of plays, but it won't prioritize a quest that has just one of those two. Instead of looking at the relative position in the list, just scroll down (and maybe even way down. There are some real gems down there) and look for the star symbols. Those are the actual average review score. Pick the ones that seem to have the most stars and whose descriptions match what you want to play. Currently the quests at the top are heavily skewed towards ultra-hard group content. Also, one of my quests is among the two topmost quests in the list right now since it's featured. That means the developers consider these missions to be good representations of the Foundry's capabilities, so they may be worth looking into. More quests will be featured over time.

Ah login queues! My old nemesis, how I've missed thee! #13,626 I've now been sitting in a queue for 30+ minutes. I realize its day one of a new title but sorry after 15 years of historical data to work from queues of this magnitude are unacceptable. Mybe I'll give the game another go in a week or so but too many other games to play to sit and wait for hours to login.

Ah login queues! My old nemesis, how I've missed thee! #13,626 I've now been sitting in a queue for 30+ minutes. I realize its day one of a new title but sorry after 15 years of historical data to work from queues of this magnitude are unacceptable. Mybe I'll give the game another go in a week or so but too many other games to play to sit and wait for hours to login.

It's a display bug. The queues aren't anywhere near that size. They are working on fixing that as well. I believe this is the first time the queue has ever come into effect with this game, so it's the first time anyone got a chance to see it in action and check whether or not it truly worked. The queue didn't even appear during the stress test hour in beta weekend 3.

I like to think of the $200 has paying to support a game I decided that I liked during the demo weekends. Kinda like Kickstarter, except I got to play before backing. granted it'd the most expensive Kickstarter I've ever backed, but not by much, and I may still upgrade my pledge for Shadow of the Avatar...

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The Open Beta becomes available to everyone today, 8 hours from the time of writing. I'm looking forward to impressions from the non-Founder crowd.

Just so this is clear, there will be no more character wipes. So even though this is called a beta, it's actually just a soft launch for the game.

Are you sure? I tried looking for info on this but couldn't find it.. i thought there was one more wipe then the headstart stuff starts? Played for a few hours tonight after I got in... I don't usually do that for too many games... I will probably pickup a founders pack... Definitely the $60 one, but will give some thought towards the $200 one.... Got to think about if the benefits are really worth it to me...

The Open Beta becomes available to everyone today, 8 hours from the time of writing. I'm looking forward to impressions from the non-Founder crowd.

Just so this is clear, there will be no more character wipes. So even though this is called a beta, it's actually just a soft launch for the game.

Are you sure? I tried looking for info on this but couldn't find it.. i thought there was one more wipe then the headstart stuff starts? Played for a few hours tonight after I got in... I don't usually do that for too many games... I will probably pickup a founders pack... Definitely the $60 one, but will give some thought towards the $200 one.... Got to think about if the benefits are really worth it to me...

Isn't it too late by now to get the founders packs? I think so, and yes, no more character wipes.

This is a very different type of MMO from DDO, so a burnout from that game shouldn't be a problem. It doesn't feel like your typical MMO either, though it does fill a lot of the tropes anyway. It's not a WoW-clone.

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God damn you were right. I'm absolutely LOVING this game.

Apparently someone, btw, has also already put B2 (Keep on the Borderlands) in Foundry. Can't wait to see if this thing gets pulled for copyright.

I'm going to dick around with Foundry myself and see if I can get a semi-simple quest with the Cult of the Dragon or Zhents done, hopefully with options for good or evil outcomes.

They're having some issues right now, but they're working on resolving them. They're posting updates as they happen in this thread.

I'm spending some time in the Foundry, working on my third quest, while this resolves. Turns out A Hidden Blade got featured again today and a patch was released that multiplied the maximum tips by 5, which I'm certainly noticing. I've probably earned more than 20k Astral Diamonds today on my Foundry content alone.

I don't know if you noticed, but I played your adventure, and it's certainly merited that you get the astral diamonds - well done!

I noticed. Thanks! Just started working on the third quest in the campaign when the servers went down for maintenance. I've got a pretty clear idea of how it's going to work, and I can't wait to make it.